I meant, sorry for all the misunderstanding Here I am, trying to explain the usage of this word in German to you, all the while not realizing that you made a connection from those xxx's that I didn't think of - because, as you say, not my usual thing

Not necessarily. What if it's an infected private computer, or something like it? Nah, not getting myself into any hot water there, especially since IP addresses have already been classified as personal information by courts in Germany.